Climate Cast

A recent study found local incomes rise by around 5 percent and home values by 2.6 percent in areas near large wind projects.

According to the resolution, the company is not doing enough to address climate change, while also paying out settlements associated with it.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide is increasing 2 to 4 parts per million every year. That’s compared to a total increase of 80 ppm over 6,000 years when Earth was coming out of the Ice Age.

Solar projects are now roughly half the price of coal and natural gas projects.

Some major companies are now burning waste in incinerators that it gets out of landfills, where it can release methane into the atmosphere.

But burning it can release carbon and other toxins into the air. So, what’s the most climate-friendly way for companies to handle bulk waste they can’t recycle?

Katie Schoolov covers Amazon for CNBC and recently looked into this. She joined Climate Cast to share her findings.

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The University of Minnesota Morris and West Central Research and Outreach Center have launched a new center for battery technology.

An estimated 35 percent — or $408 billion worth — of food in the United States goes to waste, emitting methane and creating inefficiencies in carbon-heavy supply chains.

Forests are supposed to help us remove carbon from the atmosphere. But forest loss to development and fires last year meant some forests added carbon to the atmosphere.

Growing Shade helps city leaders, nonprofits, and residents target efforts to plant trees to the areas that need them most.

Growing seasons are getting longer and plants are emitting more pollen as temperatures and carbon dioxide increase.